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Paperback / softback. New. The child star is an iconic figure in Western society representing a growing cultural trend which idolises, castigates and fetishises the image of the perfect, innocent and beautiful child. In this book, Jane O'Connor explores the paradoxical status of the child star who is both adored and reviled in contemporary society. Drawing on current debates about the commercialisation and sexualisation of childhood and fears about children `growing up too soon', she identifies hostile media attention around child stars as indicative of broader social concerns about the `correct' role and place of children in relation to normative ideals of childhood. Through reference to extensive empirical examples of the way child stars such as Shirley Temple, Macaulay Culkin, Charlotte Church and Jackie Coogan have been constructed in the media, this book illustrates both the powerlessness and the power held by this tiny band of children, and demonstrates their significance as…
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- Title The Cultural Significance of the Child Star
- Author Jane Catherine O'Connor
- Binding Paperback
- Condition New
- Pages 176
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Routledge
- Date 2012-02-23
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated
- Bookseller's Inventory # ria9780415542678_pod
- ISBN 9780415542678 / 0415542677
- Weight 0.58 lbs (0.26 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.41 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 1.04 cm)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007031777
- Dewey Decimal Code 306.484
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